Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-09
COMMITTEE WORK.

is only liable for its own taxes.
COMMITTEE WORK.
Some of the committees of both houses
were working up to late hour last night,
perfecting bills to be reported at an early
day. The Senate finance committee were
busy on the deficiency bill and the House
taxation bill, the latter Of which viii! De
reported unfavorably.
REDUCED TO QUORUM.
For the past week both Houses have
been working with only quorum, and
frequent calls of the II use and the Sen
ate are inside to ascertain if the requisite
number are present. On several coca
siOns the Selrgent-at-Arms has been sent
out with search warrant to bring ia the
absentS. and WAS always met with q grand
ovation when he returned with the delin-
GuentS.
sUsPENDING THE RULES.
The nearer the session approaches the
time when the members will grasp the
handles of their grip-sscks and turn their
faces homeward, tke more frequent are
the applications to have the rules sus-
pended to pass local measures. Almost
every legislator has his home measure to
look after, and begs the indulgence of the
House or Senate long enough to place it
on the safe side.
GAINING STRENGTH DAILY.
TIE Pecos valley irrigation bill and
the state geological survey bill are gain
ing supporters every day, and, in fact,
there is no marked opposition to either.
The only apprehension the friends of the
bill have is that the sreat mass of bills
now before the Legislature will prevent
the consideration OF these measures.
IN DOUBTFUL STATE.
The railroad commission bill, general
land bill and educational bill are still sus-
pended in that uncertain state that leaves
it doubtful as TO their ultimate fate.
A JOINT MEETING.
The Senate and House committees on
asylums held joint meeting tonight in
the Supreme court room, to have mU-
lual consultation Of the bill to esta l.ish
State Orphan Asylum. Mrs. Barnes and
Mrs COghall were before the committee
in behalf of the ladies' OF Austin, who
have subscribed $1,000 to The fund, aud
earnestly solicited the committee to re-
port the bill faVorably and urge It's pas
sage. i clause in the bill locating the
building within five miles OF the city
of Austin was stricken Ont, the
bill leaving the selection Of the site an
open question, optiOnary with the Gem
mittee selecsed TO perform that duty.
TIE age Of admittdEcc into the asylum
was changed from tire maximum sixteen
to fourteen years as the limit The
permanent and available fund Of the
Institution is Sl3 goo. 70 this the COM
mittee recommend sn additional sppro-
priation of $1,000 more, to purchase q
suitable building site. The committee
then unanimously agreed to report the
bill fsvorably.
FARDONED By THE GOVERNOR.
Governor Ross today issued q pardon
for Lewis JamineZ, convicted of murder
and sentenced at San Antonio about
seven months ago.
SIGNED TWENTY SEVEN BILLS.
The Governor has signed twenty seven
bills, including eight signed to-day, one
making it felony of not less than two
nor more than four years in the penitentia-
ry to obstruct g railroad track or change
switches, and one to make the use of
provoking and insulting language g
breach of the peace, d joint Senate and
House resolution to extend the payment
of So per day to legislators from sixty to
ninety days and several other less i'm
pOrtGnt bills.